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Other information below this is partially incorrect.Thrush is the term used when a Candida yeast infection of the mouth occurs.This is from many things such as having a low immune system to taken a long course of antibiotics. Bacteria live on yeast as well as other things. When a person takes lots of antibiotics for instance, the bacteria dies out in the body and yeast can overgrow.Killing bacteria or taking antibiotics will only make thrus worst since you are killing off the organism that eat the yeast. Go research on the internet for more detail. I wish people would not post an answer unless they knew what they were talking about.

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Thrush is primarily a bacterial infection. It is commonly associated with advanced HIV infection, but I believe you can contract Thrush without being HIV positive. It is not exclusively a HIV prompted illness. Your primary care doctor should treat you for Thrush if, in fact, that is what you have. If you are concerned with a possible HIV infection, you should be tested in accordance with your primary care physician's advice. Although the standard is every three to six months.
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Oral thrush is a very common occurance among a lot of people hun and doesn't mean you have HIV. Oral thrush can be caused by a over-load of oral bacteria which causes a yeast infection which we call thrush. Its very similar to a womans vaginal thrush/yeast infection. The only difference is its in the mouth - on the tongue to be specific. Try a course of antibiotics and use mouthwash that kills over 98% of all mouth bacteria. This should help cleap up your oral thrush.
Yes its very legitimate to be tested for HIV in 3 months. I wish you luck.
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The following can lessen your resistance to infection and increase your chances of getting thrush:

Taking antibiotics or steroid medications

Having HIV infection or AIDS

Receiving chemotherapy for cancer or drugs to suppress your immune system following an organ transplant

Here is some info on oral thrush there is no metion anywhere of abdominal pain. Oral Thrush appears as creamy white patches on the tongue, roof of the mouth, back of t…he throat and inside the cheeks. sometimes the white patches may not be visible and the patient may have an irritated and tender mouth with reddened, inflamed areas. Sometimes adults complain of a sore throat. severe infections may cause ulcers in the mouth. The corners of the mouth may become red and split as a result of Oral Thrush. This condition is called perleche and may cause erosion and fissuring. Adultsget a bad taste in the mouth and discomfort in eating, particularly if they wear dentures.

Very unlikely! He would have to be bleeding from the piercing, or from his terrible gums and somehow that blood would have to get into your bloodstream through a cut on your… vagina or on your penis. You are really fairly safe!

Scientists have developed oral HIV tests that can be conducted with saliva samples. One of the unintended effects of these tests is the misperception that HIV can be transmitt…ed through saliva. Still, they present an excellent alternative.

Saliva is considered a low risk fluid. There is still a chance to transmit HIV, although it is small. Blood, on the other hand, is considered high risk. Genital secretions are… considered high risk as well. So to answer your question, kissing by itself with is very unlikely to result in transmission of HIV. Kissing with blood involves ups the risk factor considerably; and any kind of genital secretions are likely to infect a partner. If there is blood involved, the chance of contracting the disease just escalates it, but they're already exposed to a high probability of infection.

Yes it can be. This is called a "false positive" That being said... False positives are rare but they can happen. Most health providers will do follow up testing to confirm th…e diagnosis. Rapid HIV tests that yield a positive reading are called "preliminary positives". Your positive result can and should be confirmed with further testing.